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Average August Temperatures for Fort Smith, Arkansas

All temperatures in °F

For the 143 year period of August 1882 through August 2024

 

Warmest August was 88.4 recorded in 1936

Coldest August was 75.4 recorded in 1915

Difference between the warmest and coldest August was 13.0

 

Coldest August      Warmest August
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1915 75.4 71 1910 80.9
2 1992 75.9 72 1886 81.0
3 1941 76.1 73 1985 81.1
4 1891 76.5 74 1982 81.2
5 1967 76.7 75 1946 81.4
6 1893 76.9 76 1944 81.6
7 1974 77.2 77 2014 81.7
8 1927 77.2 78 1977 81.8
9 2004 77.3 79 1959 81.8
10 1950 77.3 80 2002 82.0
11 1976 77.4 81 1990 82.0
12 1966 77.7 82 1962 82.0
13 1961 77.7 83 1960 82.0
14 1971 77.9 84 1925 82.0
15 1890 77.9 85 2013 82.2
16 1889 77.9 86 1901 82.2
17 1994 78.0 87 1900 82.3
18 1931 78.0 88 1902 82.4
19 1906 78.0 89 1928 82.5
20 1981 78.1 90 1919 82.5
21 1986 78.3 91 2016 82.6
22 1895 78.4 92 1952 82.6
23 1979 78.5 93 1926 82.6
24 1920 78.5 94 1968 82.7
25 1939 78.6 95 1921 82.7
26 1917 78.6 96 1963 82.8
27 1885 78.6 97 2019 83.0
28 2009 78.8 98 1978 83.0
29 1894 78.8 99 1922 83.0
30 1940 78.9 100 1907 83.0
31 1892 78.9 101 2003 83.3
32 1997 79.0 102 1951 83.3
33 1996 79.0 103 1987 83.5
34 1904 79.0 104 2021 83.6
35 1884 79.0 105 2024 83.7
36 1887 79.2 106 2022 83.8
37 1903 79.3 107 2012 83.8
38 1897 79.3 108 1929 83.8
39 1975 79.4 109 1932 84.0
40 1973 79.4 110 1983 84.1
41 1953 79.4 111 1988 84.2
42 1948 79.4 112 1956 84.2
43 1914 79.4 113 2001 84.3
44 1911 79.4 114 1970 84.3
45 1882 79.5 115 1909 84.3
46 1949 79.6 116 1998 84.4
47 2017 79.7 117 1995 84.5
48 2020 79.8 118 1899 84.5
49 1972 79.9 119 2005 84.6
50 1888 79.9 120 1937 84.6
51 1991 80.0 121 1935 84.6
52 1969 80.0 122 1924 84.6
53 1908 80.1 123 1896 84.6
54 2015 80.2 124 1923 84.7
55 1989 80.3 125 1930 84.8
56 1912 80.4 126 2007 84.9
57 1898 80.4 127 1999 85.0
58 2008 80.5 128 1918 85.0
59 1942 80.5 129 2006 85.1
60 1883 80.5 130 1993 85.2
61 1964 80.6 131 1916 85.2
62 1958 80.6 132 1913 85.2
63 1933 80.6 133 2023 85.5
64 1905 80.6 134 1980 85.6
65 1945 80.7 135 1938 85.6
66 2018 80.9 136 1947 86.4
67 1984 80.9 137 1954 86.7
68 1965 80.9 138 2000 87.1
69 1957 80.9 139 1943 87.3
70 1955 80.9 140 2010 87.4
      141 1934 87.5
      142 2011 88.2
      143 1936 88.4
           
 
           
RANK YEAR TEMP RANK YEAR TEMP
           
1 1936 88.4 71 1985 81.1
2 2011 88.2 72 1886 81.0
3 1934 87.5 73 2018 80.9
4 2010 87.4 74 1984 80.9
5 1943 87.3 75 1965 80.9
6 2000 87.1 76 1957 80.9
7 1954 86.7 77 1955 80.9
8 1947 86.4 78 1910 80.9
9 1980 85.6 79 1945 80.7
10 1938 85.6 80 1964 80.6
11 2023 85.5 81 1958 80.6
12 1993 85.2 82 1933 80.6
13 1916 85.2 83 1905 80.6
14 1913 85.2 84 2008 80.5
15 2006 85.1 85 1942 80.5
16 1999 85.0 86 1883 80.5
17 1918 85.0 87 1912 80.4
18 2007 84.9 88 1898 80.4
19 1930 84.8 89 1989 80.3
20 1923 84.7 90 2015 80.2
21 2005 84.6 91 1908 80.1
22 1937 84.6 92 1991 80.0
23 1935 84.6 93 1969 80.0
24 1924 84.6 94 1972 79.9
25 1896 84.6 95 1888 79.9
26 1995 84.5 96 2020 79.8
27 1899 84.5 97 2017 79.7
28 1998 84.4 98 1949 79.6
29 2001 84.3 99 1882 79.5
30 1970 84.3 100 1975 79.4
31 1909 84.3 101 1973 79.4
32 1988 84.2 102 1953 79.4
33 1956 84.2 103 1948 79.4
34 1983 84.1 104 1914 79.4
35 1932 84.0 105 1911 79.4
36 2022 83.8 106 1903 79.3
37 2012 83.8 107 1897 79.3
38 1929 83.8 108 1887 79.2
39 2024 83.7 109 1997 79.0
40 2021 83.6 110 1996 79.0
41 1987 83.5 111 1904 79.0
42 2003 83.3 112 1884 79.0
43 1951 83.3 113 1940 78.9
44 2019 83.0 114 1892 78.9
45 1978 83.0 115 2009 78.8
46 1922 83.0 116 1894 78.8
47 1907 83.0 117 1939 78.6
48 1963 82.8 118 1917 78.6
49 1968 82.7 119 1885 78.6
50 1921 82.7 120 1979 78.5
51 2016 82.6 121 1920 78.5
52 1952 82.6 122 1895 78.4
53 1926 82.6 123 1986 78.3
54 1928 82.5 124 1981 78.1
55 1919 82.5 125 1994 78.0
56 1902 82.4 126 1931 78.0
57 1900 82.3 127 1906 78.0
58 2013 82.2 128 1971 77.9
59 1901 82.2 129 1890 77.9
60 2002 82.0 130 1889 77.9
61 1990 82.0 131 1966 77.7
62 1962 82.0 132 1961 77.7
63 1960 82.0 133 1976 77.4
64 1925 82.0 134 2004 77.3
65 1977 81.8 135 1950 77.3
66 1959 81.8 136 1974 77.2
67 2014 81.7 137 1927 77.2
68 1944 81.6 138 1893 76.9
69 1946 81.4 139 1967 76.7
70 1982 81.2 140 1891 76.5
      141 1941 76.1
      142 1992 75.9
      143 1915 75.4
           

 

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Updated: September 12, 2024